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First Republic Bank Reports Record Quarterly Earnings

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First Republic Bank Reports Record Quarterly Earnings

Cash Dividend Increases

First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) today announced record financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

“We had an excellent first quarter. Year-over-year core earnings per share increased 47%,” said Jim Herbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Loan origination volume was our highest ever first quarter and earnings benefitted from a much higher-than-average level of loan sales and gains.”

Quarterly Cash Dividend Increases to $0.12 per Share

The Bank announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.12 per share of common stock, from $0.10 per share. The first quarter cash dividend of $0.12 per common share is payable on May 15, 2013 to shareholders of record on May 1, 2013.

Financial Highlights

- Net income was $122.3 million, compared to $91.8 million for last year’s first quarter. Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $0.85, compared to $0.67 for last year’s first quarter.

- Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, core net income was $105.3 million, up 55% from last year’s first quarter. On this non-GAAP basis, core diluted EPS were $0.72, up 47% year-over-year. (1)

- Book value per share increased by 4% during the quarter and 14% year-over-year to $22.96.

- Asset quality remains very strong; nonperforming assets were only 14 basis points of total assets.

- Net interest margin was 3.87%, compared to 4.02% for the prior quarter.

- Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, the core net interest margin was 3.42%, compared to 3.46% for the prior quarter. (1)

- The efficiency ratio was 53.3%, compared to 51.2% for the prior quarter.

- Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, the core efficiency ratio was 57.3%, compared to 56.2% for the prior quarter. (1)

- Loan originations were $3.5 billion, up 12% compared to last year’s first quarter and our highest first quarter ever.

- Loans sold were an unusually high $1.2 billion, two times the average 2012 quarterly volume of $608 million.

- Pre-tax net gains on loan sales were $26.0 million, or 2.13% of loans sold.

- Loans outstanding were $28.7 billion at March 31, 2013, up 20% compared to a year ago and up 1% compared to the prior quarter, net of loans sold.

- Deposits were $26.9 billion at March 31, 2013, up 15% compared to a year ago and down 1% from the prior quarter.

- Wealth management assets were $35.3 billion at March 31, 2013, up 60% compared to a year ago and up 11% from the prior quarter.

- Wealth management fees were up 71% year-over-year and 37% compared to the prior quarter.

“During the quarter, we saw continued economic strength in our markets as clients shifted back into real estate and equities,” said Katherine August-deWilde, President and Chief Operating Officer. “This elevated activity led to strong loan originations and robust growth of wealth management assets. We took advantage of continued strong secondary market demand for high-quality home loans and sold a record level of longer-term, fixed-rate mortgages at very profitable levels.”

Asset Quality Remains Very Strong

The Bank’s credit quality remains strong. At March 31, 2013, nonperforming assets were only 14 basis points of total assets.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Bank recorded a provision for loan losses of $6.5 million. This provision is related primarily to the growth in loans outstanding that have been originated since July 1, 2010. At March 31, 2013, the allowance related to these loans totaled $121.0 million, or 0.60%.

Net charge-offs were $267,000 for the first quarter of 2013 (less than 1 basis point, annualized, of average loans).

Continued Capital Strength

The Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio at March 31, 2013 was 9.35%, compared to 9.32% at year-end.

Strong Book Value Growth

Book value per share was $22.96 at March 31, 2013, up 14% from a year ago and up 4% for the quarter.

Continued Franchise Development

Assets - modest net expansion

Total assets at March 31, 2013 were $35.1 billion, up 2% for the quarter. Loans increased $4.7 billion, up 20% compared to a year ago and up 1% compared to the prior quarter. Investment securities increased $1.1 billion from a year ago.

Deposits - mix strong, period-end balances down slightly

At March 31, 2013, checking and savings accounts were 89% of total deposits, compared to 85% a year ago. The contractual rate paid on all deposits averaged 0.22% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 0.24% for the prior quarter. Total deposits were up 15% compared to a year ago and declined 1% compared to the prior quarter.

At March 31, 2013, 97% of deposits were core deposits. (2)

Wealth management expansion

Total wealth management assets were $35.3 billion at March 31, 2013, up 11% from the prior quarter. Wealth management assets include investment management assets of $18.6 billion, brokerage assets and money market mutual funds of $11.2 billion, and trust and custody assets of $5.5 billion.

Wealth management fees earned, including investment advisory, trust and brokerage fees, for the first quarter of 2013 totaled $29.6 million and were up 37% compared to the prior quarter and 71% compared to last year’s first quarter. The increased fees reflect both growth in assets under management along with fees following the December 2012 Luminous Capital Holdings, LLC (“Luminous”) asset purchase.

Mortgage banking activity unusually strong

The Bank sold $1.2 billion of primarily longer-term, fixed-rate home loans during the first quarter of 2013 and recorded net gains of $26.0 million. By comparison, during the prior quarter, the Bank sold $671 million of loans and recorded net gains of $17.7 million.

At March 31, 2013, the carrying value of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) was $23.1 million, or 43 basis points of such loans serviced.

Loans serviced for investors totaled $5.4 billion at March 31, 2013, up 49% from a year ago.

Income Statement and Key Ratio Summary

Strong core revenue growth

Total revenues were $370.3 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $357.9 million for the prior quarter and $313.9 million for last year’s first quarter, an 18% increase from a year ago.

Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, revenues were $336.0 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $316.9 million for the prior quarter and $267.6 million for the first quarter of 2012, a 26% increase from a year ago. (1)

Core net interest income growth

Net interest income was $298.0 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $302.3 million for the prior quarter and $281.3 million for last year’s first quarter, a 6% increase from the first quarter a year ago.

Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, net interest income (core net interest income) was $263.8 million for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $261.2 million for the prior quarter and $235.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, up 12% from a year ago. The increase in core net interest income was primarily due to increases in the average balances of loans and investment securities as well as lower deposit costs. (1)

Net interest margin

The Bank’s net interest margin was 3.87% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 4.02% for the prior quarter and 4.39% for the first quarter a year ago.

Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, the net interest margin (core net interest margin) was 3.42% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 3.46% for the prior quarter and 3.64% for the first quarter a year ago. (1) The core net interest margin declined slightly compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to declines in contractual loan yields.

Noninterest income

Noninterest income for the first quarter of 2013 was $72.3 million, up $16.7 million, or 30%, from the prior quarter and up $39.6 million from the first quarter a year ago. These increases were primarily due to increases in wealth management fees and gain on sale of loans.

Noninterest expense

Noninterest expense for the first quarter of 2013 was $197.4 million, compared to $183.1 million for the prior quarter and $164.8 million for the first quarter a year ago, an 8% increase over the prior quarter and a 20% increase year-over-year.

Noninterest expense has grown primarily due to increased personnel costs, increased expenses related to tax credit investments and initiation of the amortization of intangibles from the Luminous asset purchase.

Efficiency ratio

The Bank’s efficiency ratio was 53.3% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 51.2% for the prior quarter and 52.5% for the first quarter a year ago.

Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, the Bank’s core efficiency ratio was 57.3% for the first quarter of 2013, compared to 56.2% for the prior quarter and 59.6% for the first quarter a year ago. (1)

Income tax rate

The Bank’s effective tax rate for 2013 is expected to be 26.5%, compared to 30.4% for 2012. The decline in the effective tax rate results from the steady increase in tax-exempt securities, bank-owned life insurance, tax credit investments and tax-advantaged loans.

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(1) See non-GAAP reconciliation under section “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(2) Core deposits exclude CDs greater than $250,000.

Conference Call Details

First Republic Bank’s first quarter 2013 earnings conference call is scheduled for April 15, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. To listen to the live call by telephone, please dial (855) 224-3902 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time (to allow time for registration) and use conference ID #29911559. International callers should dial (734) 823-3244. The call will also be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed in the Investor Relations section of First Republic’s website at www.firstrepublic.com. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the site at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will also be available for 90 days on the website. For those unable to participate in the live presentation, a replay will be available beginning April 15, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, through April 22, 2013, at 8:59 p.m. PT / 11:59 p.m. ET. To access the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 (U.S.) and use conference ID #29911559. International callers should dial (404) 537-3406 and enter the same conference ID number. The Bank’s press releases are available after release on the Bank’s website at www.firstrepublic.com.

About First Republic Bank

First Republic Bank (“First Republic” or the “Bank”) and its subsidiaries provide private banking, private business banking and private wealth management. Founded in 1985, First Republic specializes in exceptional, relationship-based service offered through preferred banking or wealth management offices primarily in San Francisco, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach, San Diego, Portland, Palm Beach, Boston, Greenwich and New York City. First Republic offers a complete line of banking products for individuals and businesses, including deposit services, as well as residential, commercial and personal loans. First Republic is a component of the S&P Total Market Index, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market IndexSM, the Russell 1000®, Russell 3000® and Russell Global indices and six Dow Jones indices. More information is available on the Bank’s website at www.firstrepublic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are hereby identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, predictions, forecasts, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “predicts,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “estimates,” “plans,” “projects,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “intends” and similar words or phrases and include statements about economic performance in our markets, growth in our loan originations and wealth management assets, and our projected tax rate. Accordingly, these statements are only predictions and involve estimates, known and unknown risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: our ability to compete for banking and wealth management customers; earthquakes and other natural disasters in our markets; changes in interest rates; our ability to maintain high underwriting standards; economic conditions in our markets; conditions in financial markets and economic conditions generally; regulatory restrictions on our operations and current or future legislative or regulatory changes affecting the banking and investment management industries. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see First Republic’s FDIC filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in First Republic’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These filings are available in the Investor Relations section of our website. All forward-looking statements are necessarily only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from expectations, and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

         

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

Three Months

Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2013     2012 2012
Interest income:
Loans $ 288,093 $ 279,674 $ 294,763
Investments 35,479 28,859 33,278
Cash equivalents 174   623   546
Total interest income 323,746   309,156   328,587
 
Interest expense:
Deposits 11,010 14,987 11,732
Borrowings 14,687   12,901   14,521
Total interest expense 25,697   27,888   26,253
 
Net interest income 298,049 281,268 302,334
Provision for loan losses 6,478   14,852   17,204
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 291,571   266,416   285,130
 
Noninterest income:
Investment advisory fees 25,099 12,699 16,305
Brokerage and investment fees 2,391 2,765 2,904
Trust fees 2,060 1,773 2,381
Foreign exchange fee income 3,087 2,421 3,147
Deposit customer fees 4,644 3,281 3,746
Gain on sale of loans 25,990 3,809 17,721
Loan servicing fees, net 336 (1,904

)

217
Loan and related fees 1,912 1,483 1,829
Income from investments in life insurance 5,884 5,371 6,212
Other income 865   947   1,149
Total noninterest income 72,268   32,645   55,611
 
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and related benefits 101,884 82,507 88,412
Occupancy 22,088 19,895 21,834
Information systems 17,823 16,174 19,745
Tax credit investments 10,900 5,250 5,754
Amortization of intangibles 6,856 5,288 4,927
FDIC and other deposit assessments 6,827 5,400 6,684
Advertising and marketing 5,803 5,962 6,061
Professional fees 3,713 4,278 4,854
Other expenses 21,540   20,001   24,873
Total noninterest expense 197,434   164,755   183,144
 
Income before provision for income taxes 166,405 134,306 157,597
Provision for income taxes 44,097   41,635   47,486
Net income before noncontrolling interests 122,308 92,671 110,111
Less: Net income from noncontrolling interests   913  
First Republic Bank net income 122,308 91,758 110,111
Dividends on preferred stock 7,776   2,451   6,534
Net income available to common shareholders $ 114,532   $ 89,307   $ 103,577
 
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.88   $ 0.69   $ 0.79
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.85   $ 0.67   $ 0.77
Dividends per common share $   $   $ 0.20
 
Weighted average shares - basic 130,846   129,498   130,614
Weighted average shares - diluted 135,252   133,621   134,731
 
     

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 
As of
March 31,     December 31,     March 31,
($ in thousands) 2013 2012 2012

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $ 552,837 $ 602,264 $ 1,429,286
Securities purchased under agreements to resell 100 30,901 12,973
Investment securities available-for-sale 1,382,138 960,433 682,835
Investment securities held-to-maturity 2,624,120 2,545,189 2,209,463
 
Loans:
Single family (1-4 units) 16,654,668 16,672,924 14,175,779
Home equity lines of credit 1,795,775 1,887,604 1,826,061
Multifamily (5+ units) 3,278,219 3,006,946 2,569,780
Commercial real estate 2,932,676 2,909,201 2,629,595
Single family construction 250,587 234,213 198,240
Multifamily/commercial construction 166,027 171,268 110,193
Commercial business loans 2,608,651 2,600,151 1,799,668
Other secured 356,688 391,833 315,014
Unsecured loans and lines of credit 246,198 279,515 177,643
Stock secured 151,156   145,460   79,005  
Total unpaid principal balance 28,440,645   28,299,115   23,880,978  
Net unaccreted discount (301,549 ) (332,404 ) (455,885 )
Net deferred fees and costs 18,356 20,048 13,456
Allowance for loan losses (136,100 ) (129,889 ) (82,418 )
Loans, net 28,021,352   27,856,870   23,356,131  
 
Loans held for sale 230,578 204,631 53,184
Investments in life insurance 707,775 701,672 591,397
Prepaid expenses and other assets 650,296 575,741 695,575
Tax credit investments 478,616 484,548 389,000
Premises, equipment and leasehold improvements, net 153,365 142,201 123,439
Goodwill 106,549 106,549 24,604
Other intangible assets 152,036 158,892 129,286
Mortgage servicing rights 23,142 17,786 17,466
Other real estate owned     4,348  
Total Assets $ 35,082,904   $ 34,387,677   $ 29,718,987  
 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing accounts $ 7,344,677 $ 8,544,472 $ 6,275,752
Interest-bearing checking accounts 6,297,551 5,408,325 3,793,085
Money Market (MM) checking accounts 4,145,038 4,104,791 3,583,467
MM savings and passbooks 6,242,098 6,064,629 6,030,096
Certificates of deposit 2,823,750   2,966,030   3,572,561  
Total deposits 26,853,114   27,088,247   23,254,961  
 
Short-term borrowings 810,000 75,000
Long-term debt 3,450,000 3,150,000 3,115,032
Debt related to variable interest entity 53,143 56,450 60,030
Other liabilities 398,741   619,436   425,491  
Total Liabilities 31,564,998   30,989,133   26,855,514  
 
Equity:
First Republic Bank shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock 499,525 499,525 199,525
Common stock 1,315 1,313 1,302
Additional paid-in capital 2,035,558 2,027,578 2,019,194
Retained earnings 953,284 838,752 583,757
Accumulated other comprehensive income 28,224   31,376   12,895  
Total First Republic Bank shareholders’ equity 3,517,906 3,398,544 2,816,673
Noncontrolling interests     46,800  
Total Equity 3,517,906   3,398,544   2,863,473  
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 35,082,904   $ 34,387,677   $ 29,718,987  
 
           
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012

Operating Information

Loans originated $ 3,545,858 $ 3,156,526 $ 4,301,992
Net income to average assets (3) 1.42 % 1.29 % 1.30 %
Net income available to common shareholders to average common equity (3) 15.59 % 13.86 % 14.27 %
Dividend payout ratio %

(4)

% 26.0 %

(4)

Efficiency ratio (5) 53.3 % 52.5 % 51.2 %
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) (5), (6) 57.3 % 59.6 % 56.2 %
 

Yields/Rates (3)

Cash and cash equivalents 0.23 % 0.27 % 0.25 %
Investment securities (7), (8) 5.07 % 5.61 % 5.46 %
Loans (7), (9) 4.11 % 4.88 % 4.34 %
 
Total interest-earning assets 4.19 % 4.81 % 4.35 %
 
Checking 0.01 % 0.02 % 0.01 %
Money market checking and savings 0.11 % 0.21 % 0.12 %
CDs (9) 1.09 % 1.04 % 1.08 %
Total deposits 0.17 % 0.26 % 0.18 %
 
Short-term borrowings 0.21 % 0.00 % 0.29 %
Long-term FHLB advances 1.79 % 1.92 % 1.80 %
Other long-term debt (9) 1.73 % 2.62 % 1.85 %
Total borrowings 1.47 % 1.95 % 1.79 %
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities 0.34 % 0.44 % 0.35 %
 
Net interest spread 3.85 % 4.37 % 4.00 %
 
Net interest margin 3.87 % 4.39 % 4.02 %
 
Net interest margin (non-GAAP) (6) 3.42 % 3.64 % 3.46 %
 

(3)

     

Ratios are annualized.

(4)

The fourth quarter of 2012 dividend of $0.10 per share was declared and paid early in December, 2012, which resulted in no dividend payment during the first quarter of 2013.

(5)

Efficiency ratio is the ratio of noninterest expense to the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

(6)

For a reconciliation of these ratios to the equivalent GAAP ratios, see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

(7)

Yield is calculated on a tax-equivalent basis.

(8)

Includes FHLB stock and securities purchased under agreements to resell.

(9)

Yield includes accretion/amortization of purchase accounting discounts/premiums.

 
         

The following table presents loans sold and gain on sale of loans for the periods indicated:

 
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012

Mortgage Loan Sales

Loans sold:
Agency $ 165,281 $ 116,240 $ 242,073
Non-agency 1,052,859   435,810   429,241  
Total loans sold $ 1,218,140   $ 552,050   $ 671,314  
 
Gain on sale of loans:
Amount $ 25,990 $ 3,809 $ 17,721
Gain as a percentage of loans sold 2.13 % 0.69 % 2.64 %
 
 

The following table separates our loan portfolio as of March 31, 2013 between loans acquired on July 1, 2010 and loans originated since July 1, 2010:

      Composition of Loan Portfolio
Loans acquired     Loans originated     Total loans at
on July 1, since July 1, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2010 2010 2013
Single family (1-4 units) $ 4,826,175 $ 11,828,493 $ 16,654,668
Home equity lines of credit 900,729 895,046 1,795,775
Multifamily (5+ units) 724,382 2,553,837 3,278,219
Commercial real estate 1,152,621 1,780,055 2,932,676
Single family construction 10,870 239,717 250,587
Multifamily/commercial construction 4,021 162,006 166,027
Commercial business loans 430,048 2,178,603 2,608,651
Other secured 48,784 307,904 356,688
Unsecured loans and lines of credit 46,471 199,727 246,198
Stock secured 12,907   138,249   151,156  
Total unpaid principal balance 8,157,008   20,283,637   28,440,645  
Net unaccreted discount (300,888 ) (661 ) (301,549 )
Net deferred fees and costs (7,803 ) 26,159 18,356
Allowance for loan losses (15,080 ) (121,020 ) (136,100 )
Loans, net $ 7,833,237   $ 20,188,115   $ 28,021,352  
 
     
As of
March 31,     December 31,     March 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2013 2012 2012

Book Value

Number of shares of common stock outstanding 131,481   131,273   130,236  
Book value per common share $ 22.96   $ 22.08   $ 20.10  
Tangible book value per common share $ 20.99   $ 20.06   $ 18.91  
 

Capital Ratios

Tier 1 leverage ratio 9.35 % 9.32 % 9.48 %
Tier 1 common equity ratio (10) 11.43 % 11.13 % 12.73 %
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio 13.52 % 13.27 % 14.01 %
Total risk-based capital ratio 14.13 % 13.86 % 14.47 %
 
(10) Tier 1 common equity ratio represents common equity less goodwill and intangible assets divided by risk-weighted assets.
 
     
As of
March 31,     December 31,     March 31,
($ in millions) 2013 2012 2012

Assets Under Management

First Republic Investment Management $ 18,573 $ 17,000 $ 8,955
 
Brokerage and Investment:
Brokerage 10,357 8,810 7,777

Money Market Mutual Funds

870   852   666
Total Brokerage and Investment 11,227   9,662   8,443
 
Trust Company:
Trust 2,326 2,157 2,089
Custody 3,148   2,863   2,565
Total Trust Company 5,474   5,020   4,654
Total Wealth Management Assets 35,274   31,682   22,052
 
Loans serviced for investors 5,433   4,581   3,651
Total fee-based assets $ 40,707   $ 36,263   $ 25,703
 
             

Asset Quality Information

As of
March 31, December 31, March 31,
($ in thousands) 2013 2012 2012
Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans $ 49,873 $ 49,153 $ 27,480
Other real estate owned     4,348  
Total nonperforming assets $ 49,873   $ 49,153   $ 31,828  
 
Nonperforming assets to total assets 0.14 % 0.14 % 0.11 %
 
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due $ 5,959 $ $
 
Restructured accruing loans $ 18,223 $ 12,398 $ 5,783
 
       
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands)

  2013  

 

  2012  

2012
Net loan charge-offs to allowance for loan losses $ 267 $ 547 $ 315
Net loan charge-offs to average total loans (annualized) 0.00 % 0.01 % 0.01 %
 
     
Average Balance Sheet
Three Months     Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012
Assets:
Cash equivalents $ 307,562 $ 912,075 $ 880,708
Investment securities (11) 4,011,375 2,979,828 3,513,251
Loans (12) 28,439,583   22,996,300   27,232,372
Total interest-earning assets 32,758,520 26,888,203 31,626,331
 
Noninterest-earning assets 2,095,687   1,733,236   1,967,146
Total Assets $ 34,854,207   $ 28,621,439   $ 33,593,477
 
Liabilities and Equity:
Checking $ 13,237,987 $ 9,749,583 $ 13,351,861
Money market checking and savings 10,629,230 9,254,760 10,095,930
CDs (12) 2,894,059   3,759,487   3,090,586
Total deposits 26,761,276   22,763,830   26,538,377
 
Short-term borrowings 832,200 2,197 10,804
Long-term FHLB advances 3,165,556 2,528,572 3,150,000
Other long term-debt (12) 55,406   127,788   59,257
Total borrowings 4,053,162   2,658,557   3,220,061
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities 30,814,438 25,422,387 29,758,438
 
Noninterest-bearing liabilities 561,572 392,820 533,589
Preferred equity 499,525 147,887 413,112
Common equity 2,978,672 2,591,806 2,888,338
Noncontrolling interests   66,539  
Total Liabilities and Equity $ 34,854,207   $ 28,621,439   $ 33,593,477
 
(11) Includes FHLB stock and securities purchased under agreements to resell.
(12) Average balances are presented net of purchase accounting discounts or premiums.
 
 

Purchase Accounting Accretion and Amortization

The following table presents the impact of purchase accounting from the Bank’s re-establishment as an independent institution for the periods indicated:

         
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012
Accretion/amortization to net interest income:
Loans $ 30,834 $ 38,153 $ 36,746
Deposits 3,440 7,458 4,342
Borrowings   680  
Total $ 34,274   $ 46,291   $ 41,088
 
Noninterest income:
Loan commitments $   $ 69   $
 
Amortization to noninterest expense:
Intangible assets $ 4,769   $ 5,288   $ 4,927
 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Our accounting and reporting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) and the prevailing practices in the banking industry. However, due to the application of purchase accounting from the Bank’s re-establishment as an independent institution, management uses certain non-GAAP measures and ratios that exclude the impact of these items to evaluate our performance, including net income, earnings per share, net interest margin and the efficiency ratio.

Our net income, earnings per share, net interest margin and efficiency ratio were significantly impacted by accretion and amortization of the fair value adjustments recorded in purchase accounting from the Bank’s re-establishment as an independent institution. The accretion and amortization affect our net income, earnings per share and certain operating ratios as we accrete loan discounts to interest income; accrete discounts on loan commitments to noninterest income; amortize premiums on liabilities such as CDs and subordinated notes to interest expense; and amortize intangible assets to noninterest expense.

In December 2012, First Republic completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Luminous. The amortization of intangible assets from this transaction is not an adjustment in the calculation of the Bank’s non-GAAP measures in 2013.

We believe these non-GAAP measures and ratios, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and ratios, provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. Our management uses, and believes that investors benefit from referring to, these non-GAAP measures and ratios in assessing our operating results and related trends and when planning and forecasting future periods. However, these non-GAAP measures and ratios should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or preferable to, ratios prepared in accordance with GAAP. In the tables below, we have provided a reconciliation of, where applicable, the most comparable GAAP financial measures and ratios to the non-GAAP financial measures and ratios, or a reconciliation of the non-GAAP calculation of the financial measure for the periods indicated:

         
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts) 2013     2012 2012
Non-GAAP earnings
Net income $ 122,308 $ 91,758 $ 110,111
Accretion / amortization added to net interest income (34,274 ) (46,291 ) (41,088 )
Accretion added to noninterest income (69 )
Amortization of intangible assets 4,769 5,288 4,927
Add back tax impact of the above items 12,540   17,456   15,368  
Non-GAAP net income 105,343 68,142 89,318
Dividends on preferred stock (7,776 ) (2,451 ) (6,534 )
Non-GAAP net income available to common shareholders $ 97,567   $ 65,691   $ 82,784  
 
GAAP earnings per common share-diluted $ 0.85 $ 0.67 $ 0.77
Impact of purchase accounting, net of tax (0.13 ) (0.18 ) (0.16 )
Non-GAAP earnings per common share-diluted $ 0.72   $ 0.49   $ 0.61  
 
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding 135,252   133,621   134,731  
 
         
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012
Net interest margin
Net interest income $ 298,049 $ 281,268 $ 302,334
Add: Tax-equivalent adjustment 19,327   15,043   18,121  
Net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) 317,376 296,311 320,455
Less: Accretion / amortization (34,274 ) (46,291 ) (41,088 )
Non-GAAP net interest income (tax-equivalent basis) $ 283,102   $ 250,020   $ 279,367  
 
Average interest-earning assets $ 32,758,520 $ 26,888,203 $ 31,626,331
Add: Average unamortized loan discounts 323,068   481,015   358,084  
Average interest-earning assets (non-GAAP) $ 33,081,588   $ 27,369,218   $ 31,984,415  
 
Net interest margin–reported 3.87 % 4.39 % 4.02 %
 
Net interest margin (non-GAAP) 3.42 % 3.64 % 3.46 %
 
         
Three Months Three Months
Ended Ended
March 31, December 31,
($ in thousands) 2013     2012 2012
Efficiency ratio
Net interest income $ 298,049 $ 281,268 $ 302,334
Less: Accretion / amortization (34,274 ) (46,291 ) (41,088 )
Net interest income (non-GAAP) $ 263,775   $ 234,977   $ 261,246  
 
Noninterest income $ 72,268 $ 32,645 $ 55,611
Less: Accretion of discounts on loan commitments   (69 )  
Noninterest income (non-GAAP) $ 72,268   $ 32,576   $ 55,611  
 
Total revenue $ 370,317 $ 313,913 $ 357,945
 
Total revenue (non-GAAP) $ 336,043 $ 267,553 $ 316,857
 
Noninterest expense $ 197,434 $ 164,755 $ 183,144
Less: Intangible amortization (4,769 ) (5,288 ) (4,927 )
Noninterest expense (non-GAAP) $ 192,665   $ 159,467   $ 178,217  
 
Efficiency ratio 53.3 % 52.5 % 51.2 %
 
Efficiency ratio (non-GAAP) 57.3 % 59.6 % 56.2 %